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by goyagoji 307 days ago
Their mixing their scams into everything is worse than if they stuck entirely to their scams. No one will believe future research in an area they bring up hasn't been tainted by their reality distortion field. China will have more credible medicine than the US since the Chinese party isn't that interested in pushing a lot of quack theories to the math and science illiterate as a way to gain and maintain political power.
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Great point.

But re. China, is that entirely true? I was under the impression that traditional Chinese medicine (which we westerners usually consider quack) is very much integrated into medical practice in China, although I don't know if that extends to medical research. I could be wrong though, I don't have a clear view on Chinese affairs.